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What is the main cause for the seasons on Earth?
The Earth's tilt
what speed is closest to light speed?
300,000 km/secs
It takes Earth ________ days to complete one revolution
365 days
The earth revolves around the Sun in a ______ direction
counter-clockwise
While the Earth revolves around the Sun, it is also _______
Spinning
The spinning on its axis is called _______
rotation.
The Earth spins in a _____ direction.
counter -clockwise.
This is why the Sun appears to rise in the ______ and sunsets are in the ____
EAST. WEST.
What imaginary line is located 23.5 degrees north of the equator?
Tropic of Cancer
What imaginary line is located 23.5 degrees south of the Equator?
TROPIC OF Capricorn
Objects with more _____?_, have more gravity
mass
what can stars do that planets cannot do?
stars can produce their own light
a scientist who studies space and the universe is an _____
astronomer
This moon of Saturn has its own atmosphere
Titan
which planet has a huge storm called the Great Red Spot?
Jupiter
which planet spins the fastest?
Jupiter
